package sg.edu.nus.iss.vmcs.system;

/*
 * Copyright 2003 ISS.
 * The contents contained in this document may not be reproduced in any
 * form or by any means, without the written permission of ISS, other
 * than for the purpose for which it has been supplied.
 *
 */

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

import sg.edu.nus.iss.vmcs.store.*;

/**
 *
 *
 * @version 3.0 5/07/2003
 * @author Olivo Miotto, Pang Ping Li
 */

public abstract class FilePropertyLoader {  // implements PropertyLoader

//	private static final String PROP_NUM_ITEMS = "NumOfItems";
//
//	private Properties prop;
//	private String fileName;
//
//	public FilePropertyLoader(String fileName) {
//		this.fileName = fileName;
//	}
//
//	public void initialize() throws IOException {
//		prop = new Properties(System.getProperties());
//		FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream(fileName);
//		prop.load(stream);
//		stream.close();
//	}
//
//	public void saveProperty() throws IOException {
//		FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
//		prop.store(stream, "");
//		stream.close();
//	}
//
//	public int getNumOfItems() {
//		String nm = prop.getProperty(PROP_NUM_ITEMS);
//		int nmi;
//		nmi = Integer.parseInt(nm);
//		return nmi;
//	}
//
//	public void setNumOfItems(int vl) {
//		prop.setProperty(PROP_NUM_ITEMS, String.valueOf(vl));
//	}
//
//	public abstract StoreItem getItem(int index);
//
//	public abstract void setItem(int index, StoreItem item);
//
//	// Utility methoids for accessing the hashtable 
//
//	public String getValue(String key) {
//		return prop.getProperty(key);
//	}
//
//	public void setValue(String key, String value) {
//		prop.setProperty(key, value);
//	}

}